Today we finished the forms for the batch of artifacts we
were working on, and we started labeling artifact bags from the 2010 and 2012
seasons. The work is not too exciting but I like it. I think I like helping Wes
with the photography best, but we didn’t have access to an outlet today so we
didn’t do any.
Yesterday we went to the lake on our way back from Thiva and
went swimming to cool off. It was warmer water than on the beach, and the rocky
shore was much less friendly to our feet than the sand had been. Still, it was
refreshing. It’s been very windy lately and the lake was rough. From the water
we could see a wildfire burning on a nearby mountainside. There’d been another
on Gla a few days before we arrived. The one we saw yesterday seemed to still
be burning this afternoon.
Last night we were invited out by Dinos, a resident of nearby
Kastro. We met up with him and his family in a taverna in Kastro and then moved
on to a restaurant where we were fed souvlaki in the courtyard of a church
across the street. Dinos insisted on refilling our wine glasses whenever they
were less than half full, and consequently we all consumed quite a lot of it
and stayed well into the night. The food and company were great, though, and we
all made it through the morning with minimal difficulties, once we all woke up.
This afternoon will mean naps for most of us, and Wes will be leaving shortly
for a solo adventure overnight.
It’s another hellishly hot day, but the winds finally
brought us some clouds and the temperature has lowered enough to be almost
bearable. Right now, at 4pm, it’s almost 87 F.
Tomorrow I’m going with Molly and Cara to Athens. We have
heard that on full moon nights, you can get onto the acropolis for free and
enjoy it in the moonlight, so we really want to try it. I’m sure we will have a
great time no matter what. I think Cara will be doing some work with Michael in
the morning, but we should have plenty of time to enjoy the city.
Sorry I still don’t have any photos. I’ve been making an
effort to stop living my life from behind a camera lens – it’s more important
to me that I experience these moments than that I capture them. Still, I will
be taking photos in Athens tomorrow, I am sure.
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